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Strawberry Pineapple Pale Ale Cake with Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting

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Servings 12 servings

Ingredients
  

Pineapple Cake:

  • 1 cup 226g butter, softened
  • 1 cup 200g sugar, plus ½ (100g) cup, divided
  • 4 large eggs separated
  • 1 teaspoon 5g vanilla extract
  • 1 cup 8wt oz IPA beer
  • 1 ½ cup 0.75 lbs finely chopped fresh pineapple
  • 3 ½ cups 360g all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons 8g baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon 4g baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon 6g salt

Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 1 ½ cup 339g heavy cream
  • 1 ½ cups 155g plus ½ cup (55g) powdered sugar, divided
  • ½ cup 113g butter, room temperature
  • 16 wt oz cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon 5g vanilla extract
  • 1 pint fresh strawberries sliced

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer add the butter and 1 cup sugar. Beat on high speed until well creamed.
  • While the mixer is running on medium speed add the yolks (reserve the whites in a clean bowl) one at a time. Stop the mixer several times to scrape the bottom to insure the butter is well incorporated.
  • Stir in the vanilla, beer and pineapple.
  • Stop the mixer, sprinkle with flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir until just incorporated.
  • With a hand mixer beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Slowly add the remaining ½ cup sugar, beating until peaks return. Gently fold egg whites into batter.
  • Grease and flour three 9-inch cake pans. Divide the batter evenly between the three pans.
  • Bake at 350 for 20-22 minutes or until the top of the cakes are golden brown and spring back when lightly touched.
  • Allow to cool before removing cake from pans.
  • Add the heavy cream and ½ cup powdered sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer, beat on high until soft peaks form. Remove from mixer, set aside (no need to clean mixer bowl between jobs).
  • Add the butter and cream cheese to the mixer, beat on high until well combined, light and fluffy. Add the remaining 1 ½ cups powdered sugar and vanilla extract, beat on high until well combined. Gently fold in the whipped cream.
  • Ice the cake with a layer of frosting and sliced strawberries between each layer of cake.